On the surface, William Brent Bell’s 2016 film The Boy may not readily appear to be a terribly female-centric story. A creepy doll tormenting the occupant of a massive, empty mansion is a story that could really happen to anyone. But when you dig a little into the text of the film, it offers a distinctly female perspective as its events unfold.
In The Boy, Greta (Lauren Cohan) travels from the U.S. to England to take on a nanny position for a family with a young boy named Brahms. Well, what she assumes is a young boy. In reality, the Heelshires are something of an odd group. Their real son had passed away years ago, and the couple has had a bit of difficulty moving on. Greta is actually being hired to care for a doll designed in the late Brahms’ likeness. She accepts this truth, strange as it may be.
In The Boy, Greta (Lauren Cohan) travels from the U.S. to England to take on a nanny position for a family with a young boy named Brahms. Well, what she assumes is a young boy. In reality, the Heelshires are something of an odd group. Their real son had passed away years ago, and the couple has had a bit of difficulty moving on. Greta is actually being hired to care for a doll designed in the late Brahms’ likeness. She accepts this truth, strange as it may be.
- 3/5/2021
- by Emily von Seele
- DailyDead
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